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  1. Duarte
    Very nice! I'm a fan of single ply black too. I thought about doing the Jag with a black anodised, including control plate - jazzmaster style.
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    My short scale squier, that I bought in 2016, left in a share house in Sydney in 2017, and hadn't seen since until yesterday! I lived in Thailand and China for 5 years, meanwhile, the Jag hasn't been out of its case. It's great! Thinking of pimping it a bit. Black hardware, some kind of high output pickups, that kind of thing.
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    You could always take the Marcus Geard route.... suddenly weight isn't an issue! (translation: buy it)
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    sorry
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    I've been slappin' the same pentatonic scales with poor technique for about 10000 hours.
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    She sounds fabulous - just been getting acquainted with her this evening.
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    I've been blasting No Nuclear War by Peter Tosh too loudly recently. It's just so so good.
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    Just a reggae groove with my new Tokai Hard Puncher.
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    I feel the same about red basses, usually. But my first reaction when the seller pulled it out of its case was "woah, that's really red" and I was converted. Back of the neck is red too. And hey, if drag Arnie is the image this bass conjured in my mind - must be a good'n!
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    As the title suggests... I've moved country and needed a bass to keep me company while the others are back waiting for me overseas. The Tokai came up for a good deal on gumtree, I went to check it out and couldn't leave without it. This thing is mad. It's hot, bling, garish and built like an anvil. Sounds ballsy and plays superbly too. It's like if Arnold Schwarzenegger were a drag queen, but it's a bass. Anyway, here's pics.
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    Easy way to spot an affinity is the logo. The 'squier' will be black, not gold, and the 'precision' or 'jazz' are shortened to just 'p' or 'j'. I think this changed very recently however.
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    The full size mute bridge on the SS Ray looks absolutely mental, I love it!
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    I simply love the approach they took when designing this - take the fender headstock and slice one side clean off. Done!
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    My 2 current favourite headstocks. I love the Greco because it's just so.... wrong. And the Yamaha has aged like a fine wine.
  17. Duarte
    Welcome, from an expatriated Yorkshireman.
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    I'm arranging to go and try it out. I think it would be the perfect sibling for the Greco P and the medium scale Aria Pro II.
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    Oh there's a big chunky gotoh around here somewhere, just waiting to be transplanted into something.
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    Thanks for the info. If you have never seen it, it must be uncommon! Good to know it's not going to be a piece of junk. I'll have to make the trip and go try it out.
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    As some of you may know I'm a sucker for old Japanese instruments. This came up for sale relatively local to me in Australia- it's a Greco TVB-45. There's not much info available, but I'm intrigued. I've just moved here from Thailand, and couldn't take my bass collection (like some kind of poligassist I now have separate bass families on 2 continents with a third rearing its ugly headstock). Is there any info in the basschat wisdom on these basses? It looks so damn cool. It's a shorty, with gotoh harware, and it's from 1987 Japan - that's all I know. Thanks in advance. Z
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    Here in Thailand about 50% of music Man basses you see for sale look like that. Rusted pole pieces too. I wondered what the hell they do to their basses here! For me, music Man basses just sound how I play. I love to play hard and I love how MM basses choke and growl at you when you do.
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    Her in Thailand about 50% of music Man basses you see for sale look like that. Rusted pole pieces too. I wondered what the hell they do to their basses here!
  25. Duarte
    That special looks particularly sweet. Something about the roasted maple / ash combo. How would you compare it to the HH Sterling? That's a bass you don't see too often.
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